Overview

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing field has undergone a profound transformation. As healthcare systems struggled with extraordinary challenges, nurse practitioners emerged as integral team members, highlighting their adaptability and resilience. Featuring contributed chapters from experts in the field, Advanced Nursing Practice: The Expanding Role of the Nurse Practitioner provides students with an in-depth examination of nurse practitioners' enhanced responsibilities, skills, and contributions. The book underscores the ways in which advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner role are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the healthcare system and play a significant role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Individual chapters cover the changing healthcare landscape, innovations and new technologies, nursing education, essential competencies according to the AACN, advanced practice nursing's role in social determinants of health, leadership and project management, and more. Designed to help students better understand the expanding role of the nurse practitioner, Advanced Nursing Practice is an ideal textbook for courses and programs within the discipline. Contents and Contributors Include: Preface Reviewers Chapter 1. The Developing Role of Advanced Practice Nursing in the U.S. and Globally - Carole Mackavey Chapter 2. Advanced Practice Nursing Education Pathway: MSN and BSN to DNP - Carole Mackavey and Linda Cole Chapter 3. AACN Competencies in Advanced Practice Nursing Education and Role - Carole Mackavey Chapter 4. Simulation in Advanced Practice Nursing - Mandi Lyons and Padma Ramaswamy Chapter 5. Advanced Practice Nursing's Role in Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) - Kelly Kearney and Carole Mackavey Chapter 6. Advanced Practice Nursing and Telehealth - Carole Mackavey Chapter 7. APRNs in Leadership and Project Management - Linda Cole and Lisa Boss Chapter 8. Health Policy and Advocacy: What Can Advanced Practice Nurses Do - Kathleen Sider, Robert Carl Coghlan III, and Aastha Krebs Chapter 9. Legal Parameters of Care and Practice - Kathleen Sider, Robert Coghlan III, and Aastha Krebs Chapter 10. Transitioning from Registered Nurse to Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner - Carole Mackavey and Tammy Stout Index About the Editor About the Contributors